Combined saw handle, square, and miter



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COMBINED sAw HANDLE, SQUARE, ANDMITER i Filed June 16, 1947 2sheets-sheet '2 AAAAAAAAA MPe/ves Patented May 2, 1950 UNITED COMBINEDv'SAW`HANDLE', SQUARE, ANDI" MITER 'Maurice Elmo Racines, Kingsland,Ga., assigner to KingslandS'awWorks, inc., a corporation of v Georgia.

Applicationuuneis, 1947,gseria1 N0..7 54f,84s.

. l i v This inventionrelates..tosaw, handles. and .is an improvementover thefvconstruction embodied in my copending application, Seriall No.744,942, filed April 30, 1947, for rCombined saw handle and square.

Anobject of this invention -isto provide in a saw handle, a countersunksquare inone :side of the handle, and a countersunksmiter in the otherside-of` the.handle,thesquare and miter being spring urged :to Vextendedoperative position, and releasably-latched t `,inoperative position,.wherein the square `and miter-are substantially ilush with Vtheopposite faces ofthe handle.

With the above and .other objects inview, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of. construction disclosed inthedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed outinthe appended. claim.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 isV aydetail side lelevation of a saw handle constructedaccording to an embodiment of this invention, the saw blade beingVpartly broken away,

Figurez is a top plan View of the handle,

Figure 3 is. afragmentarysectional View. taken on the ,linel 3-.3 ofFigure ,1,

Figures is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4?-4offli'igure 1,

Figure `5 isa fragmentaryside.elevation of the handle- .opposite fromA1"ig-. ure 1,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line I5-1of-1"igure-=5;- and Figure 7 is afragmentary sectional View taken on theline I--T of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I'l designatesgenerally aI sawbladewhic'l'r is formed witha-straight back edge Maand saw teeth I3onfthe opposite edge-thereof, A-handle-'generally designated as I2 issecuredfto fthe bladel itil by fastening.v members I4; The; handle lf2onl :one side thereof is formed with a recess I5 extending at rightangles from the back edge I I, and is also formed with a recess I6extending parallel with the back edge II and at right angles to therecess I5.

A square member generally designated as I'I is adapted to normally seatin the recesses I5 and I5. The square member I'I includes a right anglemetal member I8 which has secured to the outer face thereof atransparent covering I9. A hinge plate 20 is secured by fasteningmembers 2| to the back edge of the handle I2 and the square member I1 isformed with hinge barrels A pintle 24 extends through the barrels j2 2.1and 23. The square member I'I is adapted tobegnormally biased to .anextended. operative position by means of a coil spring ,25.disposed in ahousingI 2.6 having ears 21 which are secured" by fastening members 28tothe upper side ,oj'the hinge member 2li. The coil spring25has'xtending therethrough a Supporting piniZIl vvvliieli is secured tothe opposite ends .of the .covering or hood 26.'

One end. SII of .the spring 25 extends down,- wardly ninto the handle I2and the opposite endof` the springextends through a slot 3| formed inthe ,covering or housing 26,.,andjis secured,l as at 32, to the metalsquare member I8.l vThe square member I'I is adapted to be releasablylatched ininoperative positionwithinthe recesses I,5;,and I6"by means ofa spring pressed bolt, or ,laten member 3 3 which is `forlirie-d with alatchingbill r34 at its inner end.

The bolt 33 engages under the square yIiilrlbr I1as showninFigure 3, andthe bill 34A engages the inner edge of the square member I,'I s o as toprovide for release, of' the square member I1 by inwardmovementoi the'bolt.33. The bolt A33 is constantly urged outwardly to klatchingposition by .means of a .spring 35 engaging in an opening 3 6, formedinthe lower portionofLt-hehandle I2; onev end of the spring 35 bearingagainst `the inner end of the opening 35, andthe other end of, thespring bearing against an abutmentor pinj3] carried by the boltY 33.

An operating knob vor, button 38 is xedto the outer end` of the bolt 33and loosely engages [in an, enlarged counterbore or recess 33' formed,in the outer endof. the handle I2. A set screw 40 extendsthrough thehandle I2 into the recesspr bore 38 and provides for limiting theoutward .movement ofthe bo1t33 after the square member .IIL hasbeenreieased and is disposedin extended operative position.

The opposite side of the handle I2 is formed with a right angle recess4I extending from the upper edge thereof and, a triangle 42 is adaptedto be normally seated in the recess 4I. The tri angle 2 is formed of atriangular metal plate 43 having secured to the outer side thereof atransparent facing ad. The upper edge of the triangle 42 is hinged tothe opposite edge of the hinge plate 2G vas indicated at i5 whichdesignate the hinge barrels formed as an extension of the triangle inthe manner described with referencefto the square and in order toprovide for holding the triangle i2 at substantially right angles'to theadjacent side of the handle I2, a pair 3 of stop members 46 are i'lxedto the triangle 42 and are adapted to engage the upper side of the hingemember 2! when the triangle is in extended position so as to maintainthe triangle in extended right angular position with respect to theadjacent face of the handle I2.

The triangle 42 is contantly urged to extended position by means of acoil spring 41 similar to the spring 25, which has one end thereofanchored or extended into the handle I2, as indicated at 48. Theopposite end of the spring 41 is secured by soldering or other suitablemeans as indicated at 49 to the metal triangular member 43.

A housing or covering 50 is disposed about the spring 41, being formedat the opposite ends thereof with ears or lugs I1secured by fasteningmeans 52 to the outer side of the hinge member 20. The housing 50, asshown in Figure 5, is

formed with a slot 53 through which one end of the spring 41 extends,this end of the spring extending over` the hinge barrels and being xedto the triangle 43. The triangle 42 is adapted to be normally latchedwithin the recess 4I by means of a spring-pressed latch member 54similar in every detail to the latch member 33.

The handle I2 on the inner edge of the hand opening 55 is formed with anopening 5G within which the latch member 54 engages, and the handle isalso formed with a counterbore 51 within which an operating knob 58loosely engages. The bolt 54 includes a tapered bill 59 engaging theforward edge of the triangle 42, the bolt engaging under the triangle42, as shown in Figure '7, so

that the bolt will be moved inwardly relative to the recess 56 toreleased position.

'I'he handle I2 is formed with a rectangular elongated slot 6I! withinwhich the bill 59 of the latching bolt loosely engages, and this slot B0extends through the opening 56. The bolt 54 is constantly urged tolatching position by means of a spring 6I which bears at one end againstthe inner end of the opening or bore 56, and at the other end bearsagainst a, pin or abutment E2 carried by the bolt 54. A stop screw 63 isthreaded through the handle I2 into the opening or bore 56 in a positionwhere the pin or abutment 62 will strike the stop screw 63 and hold theoperating button 58 substantially ush with the outer end of thecounterbore 51.

The saw may be used in the conventional manner for sawing wood or thelike, with the square I1 and the triangle 42 disposed within therecesses or seats formed in the opposite sides of the han-v dle. Whereit is desired to use a square, the square member I1 may be released bypushing the latch member 33 inwardly whereby the square member I1 willbe swung outwardly to extended position. This square member I1 may beswung outwardly through an arc of substantially 180 so that the squaremember may be engaged with the work. The end portion of the spring 25which extends from about the pin 29 to be secured to the square I1extends through the slot and is engageable with one end for limiting thepivoted movement of the square to relative to the handle. 'f

Where it is desired to form a miter, the latch member 54 is movedinwardly by pressure on the release button 58. Spring 41 will swingtriangle 42 outwardly to a, position at substantially right angles tothe adjacent side of the handle I2, and

the triangle 42 may then be laid on the face of the work with the handleI2 engaged with the adjacent edge of the work.

Ihis combined saw handle, square and miter will facilitate the work of acarpenter inasmuch as the carpenter will not be required to carry asseparate elements a square and a triangle or miter forming member. Thishandle may be secured to any conventional hand saw blade and willprovide a combination tool 'which will facilitate the work of thecarpenter. Y

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claim.

What I claim is:

A combined saw handle and tool comprising a handle formed with a recessin at least one side formed downwardly from the back edge of saidhandle, a tool element formed as a right triangle engageable in saidrecess, the hypotenuse edge of said triangle having formed as anextension thereof a half of a hinge with the other half of the hingebeing carried by the back of the handle, said other half of the hingehaving a topsurface disposed normal to the recessed side of the handle,a hinge supporting pin positioned longitudinally of the hinge forswingingly connecting said half hinges, at least one abutment carried bythe tool having an under surface formed as an extension of the outersurface of said tool and positioned for engagement with the top surfaceof said other half hinge on swinging movement of the tool to restrictmovement of said tool relative to the handle, and spring pressed latchmeans carried by the handle for releasably holding said tool in therecess formed in said handle,

MAURICE ELMO PEEPLES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED sTATEs PATENTS Number Name Date 338,233 Kuykendall et al. Mar.16, 1886 1,259,831 Buresch Mar. 19, 1918 2,089,209 Keuiel et al Aug. 10,1937

